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Celebrate the groundbreaking life of astronaut and Johnson Space
Center director Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina in space, in this
latest book in the award-winning Big Words biography series. Young
Ellen loved to learn. Encouraged by her mother, she graduated at
the top of her high school and college classes, and studied
electrical engineering in graduate school. An accomplished engineer
by age 30, with three patents to her name, she kept learning and
trying new things. When NASA began accepting women and people of
color to the astronaut program, Ellen found herself drawn to this
exciting and demanding career. On her first mission, she was the
only woman aboard the shuttle Discovery and the first Latina to
reach outer space. After four space flights, she became the first
Latina director of the Johnson Space Center and has received
numerous distinctions and awards. This addition to the
award-winning Big Words biography series celebrates a STEM pioneer
known for her brilliance, persistence, and an intellectual
curiosity as infinite as the stars. With dynamic illustrations by
Oliver Dominguez, Doreen Rappaport's richly detailed
narrative-punctuated with standout quotes from Ellen herself-will
inspire a new generation to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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